sbaert wrote:
Well, how shall I put this?
The Italians create things purely based on emotion and image while the Japanese create things based on logic and a focus on reliability and durability.
Before my disability retirement, I did engineering in factories on their automated equipment. I designed new systems, did troubleshooting on existing machines and upgraded many machines to make them more efficient and reliable. I eventually stopped being amazed at the quality of engineering that goes out the door in finished products! Too many engineers just don't ask what if. If you don't look ahead for potential failures and what will be caused by those failures then you create nightmares for end users and technicians. Then you add in the bean counters.....